NEW DELHI

India on Tuesday vowed to boost ties with the United Arab Emirates as Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for India’s External Affairs Ministry, said the leaders discussed Dubai’s key role in strengthening India-UAE “ties across defense, trade, technology, space, connectivity and people to people ties.”

The Dubai prince, who is also the UAE’s defense minister, is on a two-day visit to India.


Modi, who called the prince’s visit “special,” said on X that it reaffirms “our deep-rooted friendship and paves the way for even stronger collaboration in the future.”

On Tuesday, Rashid Al Maktoum also held a meeting with his Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.

Singh said he had a “productive meeting with the visiting leader.

“For India, the comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the UAE is of immense priority,” he said.


Singh said in the coming years, “we are eager to work closely in areas such as defense cooperation, co-production and co-development projects, innovation and technology.”

“Both India and the UAE are committed to work towards peace and prosperity in the region,” he added.